Some authorities, however, hold that it commemorates the red flare of the torches by whose light the work of construction was carried on nightly for many years; others associate it with the name of the founder, Mahomet Ibn Al Ahmar; and others derive it from the Arabic Dar al Amra, " House of the Master."
To the north of the Ka`ba was the Dar el-Nadwa, or place of assembly of the Koreish.
The town still bears the title Dar es Salteneh, "the seat of government."
Although at Edessa itself no cuneiform documents have yet been found, a little more than four hours journey eastwards, at Anaz (= Gullab?) = Dar of Tiglath-pileser IV.
Mike T is currently studying for an advanced diploma in Business Studies in Dar es Salaam.
